Girls' name · since 1887
Thirza
Since 1887, U.S. Social Security records show 207 babies named Thirza, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 207
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
207 girls have been named Thirza since 1887, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Thirza has 207 recorded births among girls since 1887, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 1981.
- #19,497 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 207 born since 1887
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thirza ranks #19,497 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 207 born since 1887, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 207
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Thirza's 207 recorded births place it above 73.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Thirza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Thirza splits its recorded history at 1920: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Thirza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–1981
- Peak year (1917)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Thirza by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (59 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Thirza's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Thirza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 23
1900s
23 births
- 1910s
1910s
55 births
- 1920s
1920s
59 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 59 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Thirza's data
- Thirza's decade-level peak was the 1920s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Thirza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~94 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1887–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Thirza draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.